Geographically Distributed Software Development Graduate Certificate

The first decades of the twenty-first century have seen a revolution in the creation of software applications. Rapidly declining communication costs now allow many selected applications to be produced via geographically distributed development, within and across national boundaries. In addition to the normal challenges of specifying and developing IT systems, distributed projects must
accommodate differing cultures, time zones, and development methodologies.

The Geographically Distributed Software Development certificate prepares students to justify, lead, participate in, and maintain such projects. Students study the technical and business implications of
software engineering in a distributed context. They also work in geographically dispersed teams to produce documented applications.

Transfer of Credits to Degree Programs

Credits earned in the certificate program can be transferred into the Master of Science in Computer Science.

Prerequisites

Applicants to this program are required to have a bachelor’s degree and programming experience equivalent to MET CS 231 or MET CS 232, and MET CS 341 or MET CS 342. Some courses may have additional prerequisites.

Curriculum

Four courses, 16 required credits:

MET CS 632 Information Technology Project Management
MET CS 633 Distributed Software Development and Management
MET CS 673 Software Engineering or MET CS 682 Information Systems Analysis and Design
MET CS 773 Software Testing

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